25.12.17

Yesterday, Christmas Eve, I had a couple of food revelations. The only one I can formulate clearly at the moment is this: Cheez Whiz is really pretty delicious on anything. I tasted it on Momofuku pork belly, cold shrimp cocktail shrimp, and even, yes, a chicken nugget...every time, I thought "man that's delicious". Way better than American cheese.

Anyway. So in my Christmas stocking I got this book, 1001 Things To Eat Before You Die. You know me, I like eating, I like nitpicky trivial things like this, plus the timing was right to take a peek at what someone/anyone had to say about Australia's essential eats, fortunately there are several pages' worth of stuff in there on Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti.

Well wait: for context and comparison's sake, let's also look at what they consider essential eating for some of the other places we're already familiar with. For example:

I know it all sounds like gibberish but these are the things we should see around Kiama if we're awake. We should at least do the first part of the Kiama Coast Walk from Minnamurra to Blowhole Point, then off to Cowabunga and Gungagamunga and Great Googlymoogly etc. Note: we arrive on Bong Bong Street on Tuesday, when very little seems to be open, might be a grocery store night.

DAYS 5-7: NEWTOWN. After relocating to Newtown, the next day we should maybe go to Avalon Beach to make sure we get there. And then maybe the Bondi to Coogee walk, or vice versa and have dinner at Bondi.

Handcraft. Closest coffee to the apartment.Rising Sun Workshop. Interesting bike repair/breakfast place that looks good, also close to apartment.Jamaica House. "The closest bar."Continental Delicatessen.Advanced preserves and things, I'm pretty interested in this.Delhi 'O' Delhi. Indian. Supposedly kind of a "don't-miss".Brewtown. Coffee and food, 8am-4pm.Hartsyard. Dinner. One of the better looking things, should maybe reserve. Never mind, not open until 12 January. Could do dinner on the 14th.Bloodwood. Not open til 10 January, and then not open for lunch until the 14th, our last day. Maybe worth booking.Earl's Juke Joint. Secret bar with a "Betta Meats" sign out front.Corridor. Rooftop.

DAYS 8-14: MARRICKVILLE.

And then we move to Marrickville and rehearsals and I don't know what will happen other than Manly early Wednesday morning. This is all a bit challenging because rehearsals are from 6pm-10pm which takes a giant shit right in the middle of my date nights. Thanks.

Two Chaps. Breakfast and lunch, dinner Thursday and Friday. Very close to home base.The General. Breakfast and lunch. Looks worth making time for.Cornersmith Cafe. Cafe with supposedly great homemade pickles, might not be open.Gasoline Pony. Live music and cocktails, close to rehearsal.Thai Pothong. Thai restaurant that caters to vegans, close to Gasoline Pony.The Henson. Trip Advisor's #1 restaurant, website looks horrible but you know. Can't be good.Hello Auntie. Adventurous Vietnamese, looks worth a reservation.Creek and Cella. Not really Marricksville, a bit of a stretch, but looks nice.

BONDI BEACHBrown Sugar. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Should probably make a reservation.Drake Eatery. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Second choice. Rocker.Open all day, seems a good backup plan.Funky Pies. Probably the only place to try a good vegan "meat" pie.

10.12.17

background info!!!

This is an often-NSFW kitchen notebook that also occasionally threatens to turn into something else and fails, thus remaining its same old cryptic and superficial self. These posts begin to fail to explain (start at the bottom).